# Grandville

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- Book: [Grandville](https://www.bookquiver.com/bryan-talbot/grandville) ([Grandville.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/bryan-talbot/grandville.md))
- Authors: [Bryan Talbot](https://www.bookquiver.com/bryan-talbot)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7355-784-0
- Published: 2012-12-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

In Grandville , the first volume in the series, Talbot brings us a steampunk masterpiece. IIt tells the story of detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he stalks a gang of murderers through the heart of Belle Epoque Paris. In this alternative reality France is the major world power and its capital throngs with steam-driven hansom cabs, automatons and flying machines. The characters are mostly animals, though there is an underclass of humans, often referred to as 'dough faces'. Visually stunning, Grandville is a fantastical and audacious rollercoaster ride that will add to Talbot's reputation as one of the best graphic novelists in the world.